Eingeschnürtsporige Keule vs Rauchgraue Keule

Clavaria krieglsteineri compared with Clavaria fumosa

Key Differences

• Eingeschnürtsporige Keule is Data Deficient while Rauchgraue Keule is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eingeschnürtsporige Keule	Rauchgraue Keule
Kingdom same	Fungi (Pilze)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family same	Clavariaceae	Clavariaceae
Genus same	Clavaria	Clavaria
Species	Clavaria krieglsteineri	Clavaria fumosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Eingeschnürtsporige Keule and Rauchgraue Keule share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clavaria.

Conservation Status

Eingeschnürtsporige Keule

DD — Data Deficient

Rauchgraue Keule

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eingeschnürtsporige Keule	Rauchgraue Keule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eingeschnürtsporige Keule

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Rauchgraue Keule

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eingeschnürtsporige Keule

Clavaria krieglsteineri is a rare club fungus in the family Clavariaceae, described from central European specimens and named in honor of mycologist G.J. Krieglsteiner. Like other members of the genus Clavaria, it produces simple, slender, unbranched to sparingly forked fruiting bodies, typically pale in coloration, emerging from soil in grassland or lightly wooded habitats. The morphology of Clavaria species can be difficult to distinguish without microscopic examination of spore size, shape, and basidia characters, and molecular phylogenetics has significantly reorganized the genus in recent decades. Clavaria krieglsteineri inhabits unimproved grasslands and semi-natural meadows in central Europe, ecosystems that have declined steeply under agricultural pressure. These grassland coral fungi are sensitive indicators of long-undisturbed soils and are frequently used in national biodiversity assessments as markers of ecologically valuable meadowland. The species is saprotrophic, recycling nutrients from decaying organic matter in shallow soils. Fruiting typically occurs in late summer through autumn, contingent on adequate soil moisture. As with many specialist grassland fungi, Clavaria krieglsteineri faces threats from fertilizer application, ploughing, and the conversion of ancient meadows to arable land or improved pasture. The species is listed on regional red lists in parts of central Europe and is considered rare in the localities where it has been documented.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark